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Car Forum / Driving, Maintenance, Tuning / Driving / January 2008

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Special Cars for BLIND Drivers

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pokemon2@hutmail.com - 22 Jan 2008 16:27 GMT
Do they make special cars for blind drivers?  I know they make them
for people with other handicaps, for example they have the gas and
brake pedals up by the steering wheel and hand operated, rather than
foot operated.  So what do they make for the totally blind person?  Up
to now, blind people could not drive, which is discrimination, and
about all they could do was ride a well trained horse.  Have they come
up with any thing yet to assist them?  Of what about a car that gets
driven by their seeing eye dog?  The time has come to make driving
available for the blind.
Dave - 22 Jan 2008 16:57 GMT
> Do they make special cars for blind drivers?  I know they make them
> for people with other handicaps, for example they have the gas and
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> driven by their seeing eye dog?  The time has come to make driving
> available for the blind.

I know this is a troll, but wait long enough, and this will happen.
Eventually, all cars will drive themselves.  When that happens, it doesn't
matter if the owner/operator can see or not.  As long as controls have
braille markings, or recognize voice commands, the blind will get around
just fine with a self-driving car.  -Dave
Murderous Speeding Drunken Distracted Driver (Hector Goldstein) - 23 Jan 2008 00:47 GMT
>> Do they make special cars for blind drivers?  I know they make them
>> for people with other handicaps, for example they have the gas and
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>
>I know this is a troll, but wait long enough, and this will happen.

It must already happen; all of the drive up ATMs I see have braille on
their keypads.

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Sir Ray - 22 Jan 2008 16:58 GMT
On Jan 22, 11:27 am, pokem...@hutmail.com wrote:
> Of what about a car that gets driven by their seeing eye dog?

"Because Pets can't drive!"
Larry Bud - 22 Jan 2008 17:16 GMT
On Jan 22, 11:27 am, pokem...@hutmail.com wrote:
> Do they make special cars for blind drivers?  I know they make them
> for people with other handicaps, for example they have the gas and
[quoted text clipped - 5 lines]
> driven by their seeing eye dog?  The time has come to make driving
> available for the blind.

Hey why not!?  They have braille on drive up ATMs...
necromancer - 22 Jan 2008 17:31 GMT
Someone trolled:
> Do they make special cars for blind drivers?  I know they make them
> for people with other handicaps, for example they have the gas and
> brake pedals up by the steering wheel and hand operated, rather than
> foot operated.  So what do they make for the totally blind person?  Up
> to now, blind people could not drive, which is discrimination, and

Take the bus.

> about all they could do was ride a well trained horse.  Have they come
> up with any thing yet to assist them?  Of what about a car that gets
> driven by their seeing eye dog?  The time has come to make driving
> available for the blind.

Give it time. Before long, the disability pimps will have the blind
flying A380's.

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Murderous Speeding Drunken Distracted Driver (Hector Goldstein) - 23 Jan 2008 00:46 GMT
>Do they make special cars for blind drivers?  I know they make them
>for people with other handicaps, for example they have the gas and
[quoted text clipped - 5 lines]
>driven by their seeing eye dog?  The time has come to make driving
>available for the blind.

Yeah, they're called "taxis."

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Harry K - 23 Jan 2008 03:12 GMT
On Jan 22, 8:27 am, pokem...@hutmail.com wrote:
> Do they make special cars for blind drivers?  I know they make them
> for people with other handicaps, for example they have the gas and
[quoted text clipped - 5 lines]
> driven by their seeing eye dog?  The time has come to make driving
> available for the blind.

Something must have already been done.  Judging by what I see on the
road, about 1/2 the drivers out there are blind.

Harry K
Murderous Speeding Drunken Distracted Driver (Hector Goldstein) - 23 Jan 2008 03:18 GMT
>On Jan 22, 8:27 am, pokem...@hutmail.com wrote:
>> Do they make special cars for blind drivers?  I know they make them
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>Something must have already been done.  Judging by what I see on the
>road, about 1/2 the drivers out there are blind.

Where do you live? I might have to move; 1/2 would be an improvement
from my location. :-)

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necromancer - 23 Jan 2008 05:39 GMT
Harry K:
> On Jan 22, 8:27 am, pokem...@hutmail.com wrote:
> > Do they make special cars for blind drivers?  I know they make them
[quoted text clipped - 9 lines]
> Something must have already been done.  Judging by what I see on the
> road, about 1/2 the drivers out there are blind.

*Only* 1/2? Damn, compared to may area, that would be driving
paradise......

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Dave - 24 Jan 2008 04:53 GMT
Something must have already been done.  Judging by what I see on the
road, about 1/2 the drivers out there are blind.

Harry K

Yup, saw a lot of them in NY today.  Large plow blocking both lanes.  I'm in
right lane behind him, a safe distance... but with all the flashing lights
and sh.t, you could see him for MILES.  Didn't stop many people from
screaming by me at twice the normal speed limit to suddenly slam on their
brakes when (OH sh.t) they almost slammed into the invisible
nowplow.  -Dave
John David Galt - 27 Jan 2008 18:18 GMT
> Do they make special cars for blind drivers?

They're called taxis.  They even come with a chauffeur!
 
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